Mike Gronau
Hacker-Engineer, builder of secure infrastructure and automation.
I blend red-team thinking with pragmatic engineering to harden systems, reduce toil with Ansible/Python, and make ops boring (the good kind). CISSP • PenTest+ • CASP+ • Linux+ • CySA+ • OSCP in progress.
Work Summary
Ansible hardening at scale
Automated DISA STIG baseline enforcement and drift detection across mixed networks with Ansible, Bash, and PowerShell.
Tech: Ansible, RHEL, Xacta360, SCAP
CTF & red team tooling
Built lightweight recon utilities and lab environments; competed in MACCDC/VIVID as part of UMGC Cyber Team.
Tech: Python, Docker/Podman, Nmap, Burp
Geoint infra reliability
Kept mission-critical Esri environments stable and compliant; >50TB multi-user databases with RBAC and audit.
Tech: Esri, SQL, Linux, VMware
Credentials
- B.S. Cybersecurity Technology (UMGC)
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
- SecurityX (formerly CASP+)
- Pentest+
- Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+)
- Security+
- Linux+
Currently pursuing:
- Offensive Security Certified Professional Expected December of 2025
- M.S. Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation (UMGC) Expected spring of 2026
- Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing (UMGC) Expected spring of 2026
Contact
Email: mike@mikecodesit.com
PGP: D1EC977B67166E672AEA65B6FE8DE2799BEE2F49